英文原版对话1000个:804 Prague

Todd: Hello, I'm here with Anita. Anita, where are you from?

Anita: I am from the Czech Republic.

Todd: Oh, and what city?

Anita: Ah, from the capitol city, Prague.

Todd: Oh, that's a beautiful city.

Anita: Yes, it is.

Todd: Can you talk a little bit about your city?

Anita: OK, Prague is a very historical city. It's got many, many old buildings. It's very popular among foreign tourists, especially. The main attraction is the Prague Castle, which is right in the city center. That's where the President has his office.

Todd: Inside the castle?

Anita: Yeah, in the castle.

Todd: That's really cool.

Anita: Yes, yeah, it's really beautiful. Of course you can't go into his offices, but you can go into the premises¹ of the castle and walk around and there's a very big cathedral right in the middle of the castle and it's absolutely gorgeous².

Todd: Now, actually, I saw the castle many years ago, about 12 years ago, and if memory serves it was built by the Romans? Or am I wrong?

Anita: I'm not very good in history, so I'm sorry.

Todd: OK, I...

Anita: I'm not sure.

Todd: I'm probably very wrong.

Anita: But, one of our late last kings. He was an emperor of Rome as well.

Todd: Oh, I see.

Anita: A Roman Emperor.

Todd: Ah, so maybe that's it.

Anita: Something to do with Rome. Anyway.

Todd: Somebody will probably write me now and tell me the history. And there's also a really famous bridge correct?

Anita: The Charles Bridge. Exactly.

Todd: Right.

Anita: The Charles Bridge.

Todd: So, it must be nice to be living in a city with so many beautiful buildings and history.

Anita: It is. You know, I mean, of course it depends where in the city you go because the city center is the historical part but when you go to the outskirts³ of the city, that's where it is... that's where you get buildings from the Communist era⁴, so it's not colorful. It's all grey. It's all one style and it can get pretty ugly in some parts, but if you stick to the city center it's gorgeous. It's like a fairy tale.

Todd: So would you say then that your city is a mix of new and old?

Anita: Um, I probably wouldn't say a mix of new and old because they're not mixed in one place.

Todd: Right.

Anita: It's old in the center and then new, not modern... I wouldn't say modern, but new, Communist new in the outskirts, so it's separated. It's not mixed together, which is good because when tourists come they don't get to see the ugly parts as much.

Todd: It's like in the States. Believe me, every city has it's ugly parts.

Anita: Yeah, I guess.
 

1 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

2 gorgeous   

adj.华丽的，灿烂的，美丽的，宜人的，棒的

参考例句：

• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
• What a gorgeous day it is today!今天天气多好啊！

3 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

4 era   

n.时代，年代，纪元，阶段

参考例句：

• We are living in the information era.我们生活在信息时代。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。